Albertsons Cos. pharmacy chief Mark Panzer has added oversight of the food and drug chain’s general merchandise and health and beauty aids businesses to his duties. The supermarket retailer announced the move Tuesday.
Rite Aid Corp.’s RediClinic has allied with regional health care provider Aria Health, a move that will bring the retail clinic operator’s services to more people in the greater Philadelphia area.
CVS Health plans to make the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone available without a prescription at all CVS/pharmacy stores in Ohio starting in late March.
PharmaSmart International Inc. and Chain Drug Review have launched a partnership designed to help pharmacy patients lower their blood pressure. Over the next year, the first-of-its-kind collaboration aims to generate awareness in U.S.
CVS Health found that patients in a pilot study of its Specialty Connect specialty drug program had a significant improvement in adherence to their medication. CVS said Friday that new patients enrolled in the pilot were 17.
Walgreens has stopped clinical laboratory services from Theranos Inc. at its store in Palo Alto, Calif.
Rite Aid Corp. is giving members of its wellness+ with Plenti rewards program a chance to get a big jump in points. Starting on Jan. 31, holders of the free customer loyalty card can earn 5,000 Plenti points when they spend up to $200 on participating products in stores or at
Rite Aid Corp. reported decreased same-store sales for January, due in part to declined front-end business and the deflationary impact of new generic drugs. The drug chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Jan. 23, comparable-store sales in its retail pharmacy segment fell 1.
Walgreens Boots Alliance’s deal to acquire Rite Aid and partnership with Valeant Pharmaceuticals will build on WBA’s strong start in its first full year as a unified company, executive vice chairman and CEO Stefano Pessina said here at the annual shareholders meeting.
Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC has renewed its full specialty pharmacy accreditation from URAC. Walgreens said Monday that the designation validates the quality of care it provides to patients with complex conditions through its specialty pharmacy services. URAC is a Washington, D.C.
Rexall has launched a medication synchronization program for 445 of its pharmacies across Canada. Called OneStopMeds, the med sync program is powered by Ateb’s Time My Meds solution.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the Covered Outpatient Drugs final rule with comment, which the National Association of Chain Drug Stores said includes “significant changes” to Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement for generic drugs based on the average manufacturer price (AM
Rick Dreiling, chairman of Dollar General Corp., is stepping down from the board of directors. The dollar store chain said Thursday that Dreiling is resigning from the board effective Jan. 29. His resignation from the board coincides with his previously announced retirement as senior adviser.
London Drugs has rolled out new photo kiosks at all stores and launched a new Photolab website. The western Canada drug chain said Thursday the new touchscreen photo stations have been installed in the Photolab departments at its 78 stores in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
getting the most out of its continued movement away from a dispensing foundation toward a
Shoppers Drug Mart is building on an already strong beauty care offering with the addition of the Joe Fresh Beauty collection. Canada’s largest drug chain said Thursday that more than 150 Joe Fresh Beauty cosmetics products are now on shelves at 850 Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix nationwide.
